José Mauro dead at 76: Brazilian singer who achieved cult status after going missing in the '70s has now passed away By Deirdre Durkan-simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 16:51 EDT, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 17:22 EDT, 16 September 2024 e-mail 10 shares View comments Mysterious Brazilian singer and guitarist, José Mauro, has died following a short illness at age 76. Far Out Recordings, the record label that reissued his 1970 album Obnoxius, confirmed his passing in an Instagram post, uploaded on Monday.
The record label paid tribute to his life in the Instagram caption as they detailed his career, which included the release of two records Obnoxius (1970) and A Viagem Das Horas (1976), and how he seemingly seemingly vanished in the 1970s. While referring to his disappearance in the 1970s, Far Out Recordings wrote that 'the briefness of José Mauro's career led to widespread rumours that Mauro had been abducted by the military junta, or that he'd died in a road accident.' 'The reality was more straightforward: he'd decided not to continue in his career as a recording artist due to a lack of commercial success.
Mauro would continue living and working in Rio, writing music for theatre and working as a musical director at the Tablado Theatre School, while also teaching guitar,' the record label explained. Brazilian singer, José Mauro, has died following a short illness at age 76 Years, later, however, Mauro had to stop 'playing music' due to health complications. Far Ou.